Award-winning author Jessie Haas takes readers on a ride back in time to celebrate the special bond between horses and humans. "We have all been changed by the horse, for better and worse." - Jessie Haas. Jessie Haas travels back sixty-five million years - from 5000 BCE to the present day - in 104 poems about our equine friends. Horses have shared some of the most significant moments in human history. In these lyrical and poignant pieces - some written from the horse's point of view - readers will meet chariot racers, knights' steeds, horse whisperers, even Pegasus, the winged horse. In one moving poem, a compassionate colt befriends a lonely man; in another, a starving soldier shares a meal with his mount. Whether it's the thundering herd of Genghis Khan or a Dutch farmer shielding his horse from the Nazis, these transportive free-verse poems reveal how horses have influenced and enriched our lives. Hoofprints is an awe-inspiring journey through history as we gallop alongside horse and rider and experience "the mid-air moment" when "everything may yet / turn out all right." This ebook includes a bibliography and a glossary of equine terminology.
"In sophisticated poetry, [Haas] explores horse history, imagining scenes of prehistoric ancestors, the first pairing of horse and rider, and onward through time and across continents... A unique, memorable collection."
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"Haas's considerable knowledge, love of, and respect for horses is clearly evident in this collection of 104 poems."
